Labuan Airport
airport in Malaysia
Labuan Airport (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL), formerly known as Timbalai Airfield, is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) by road from Victoria (Labuan Town). It was planned for Labuan International Airport to be a regional hub for connecting flights within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) but this plan was postponed due to logistics and unsuitability.
At present, this airport can accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A330, with 4 aerobridges. In 2008, the airport handled 550,859 passengers, 11,328 aircraft movements and over 4,500 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport is able to handle over 1.2 million passengers per year.
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The Labuan Airport is connected with RMAF Labuan Air Base, which shares the runway with the airport itself. Other places such as the Labuan Meteorology Office, Labuan Botanical Gardens as well as the Labuan Golf Club, are also located near the airport.
See also
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)
List of former Royal Air Force stations
References
External links
Labuan Airport, Federal Territory Archived 2017-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
"Current weather for WBKL".
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